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Dormers cottage which sits at the top of Crawley End, on what used to be known as Petts Corner, has seen many changes in it's time. The view above was probably taken as recently as the 1960s when it still appears to have been two cottages. Note the sideways sliding...
The War Memorial without railings: October 2015 World War I - 1914 - 1918 Chrishall lost eight men in the First World War and another 45 villagers are listed on a board in the Church as serving their country in one way or...
The Davies family lived in the cottage to the left with the red door from 1961 to 1972 before moving up to Crawley End. Mr and Mrs George Rogers lived on the right hand side. Mr Rogers kept pigs on the right hand side of the driveway at the back and Mrs Rogers had a...
This image of Church Road is undated but I imagine to be around 1900? It is taken just outside Park House looking towards the centre of the village. In the middle of the photograph you can see one of the cottages that stood end on to the road. These have long been...
William Cranwell outside his cottage in Builden End. William was born in Chrishall and had a large family although he was widowed fairly young. He was a gardener by trade and played the clarinet in church services before the church had an organ. You can follow him...
This carefully posed photograph is nonetheless delightful and shows the degree of labour once employed locally, for there are 14 individuals in view. Note the high chimney stack of the engine to minimise the risk of straw fires. This is believed to be in Builden...
Cotswold Morris Dancers beside the war memorial with the Red Cow in the background. Appropriately, a Morris 8 is parked on the far side of the green! Premier's bus garage - since redeveloped with housing - can be seen in the photo below.
This bungalow still stands in front of Barleymans and opposite the village sign, albeit it is much changed. The photograph probably dates from the 1950s. The village shop moved from Martinholme, to Stanmore Place and then to this bungalow in the centre of the village....
This lovely photo looking north along Hogs Lane (Brick Row is on the left and The Red Cow is hidden behind the hedge on the right) appears to be of a group of villagers dressed as itinerant tradesmen. Could they be on their way to a village fancy dress event? The...
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